What you need to know for Friday, Aug. 18 and the weekend

Reporter Chloe Babauta encourages to enjoy the weekend with a fun run with dogs or a male revue show.
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Owners and their dogs compete during the Rotary Club of Guam Sunrise 2K Pet Run/Walk at the Paseo de Susana Park in Hagåtña on June 17, 2017. A similar run hosted by Guam Animals In Need will be held Sunday.(Photo: Frank San Nicolas/PDN)

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Clothing drive Saturday

The entrance to Guam Regional Medical City is shown in this Dec. 1, 2016, file photo(Photo: PDN file photo)

The Guam Regional Medical City is hosting a clothing drive from 9 a.m. to noon The hospital is looking for nearly new or gently used clothes in good condition for newborns and adult patients. The clothing donation drive will be at the GRMC physician's parking lot. Drop off clothes in the physician’s parking lot. When facing the hospital, make a left turn, then a right. Look for a donation tent.

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Check out the Guam Museum Saturday

The Guam Museum will host several events on Saturday.

Watch a documentary about World War II and the island's liberation at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. at the Museum's indoor theater. The documentary entitled "Guam’s Liberation: The Story of Guam’s People in the Years Surrounding WWII" tells the story of I Tiempon Gera, and the Japanese Occupation and American recapture of Guam through rare archival footage and historic photographs of the era.

At noon John Blas will speak about the Chagui'an Massacre in Yigo at the museum exhibition in gallery A.

At 2:30 p.m. at the museum's indoor theater Patricia L.G. Taimanglo will give a lecture on the entitled "Intergenerational Trauma Surrounding World War II in Guam".

Taimanglo will speak about intergenerational transmission of historic community trauma and strategies of healing that are rooted in an understanding and knowing of history.

Run with your dog Sunday

The event will be held on Sunday, August 20th, at the Paseo de Susana Park in Hagåtña. Event day activities kick off at 5 a.m., with staggered race start times set at 6 a.m. for runners and 6:15 a.m. for those with dogs.

The race is organized in collaboration with the Guam Runner’s Club. While similar to a traditional 5k race, the race will also include a 2k route for those walking dogs. Doggy water stations will be positioned along the race route, and GAIN volunteers will have adoptable dogs available for a meet-and-greet after the finish line.

The race registration fee is $10 for individual runners, $35 for a group of 4 runners, and $15 if purchasing a ticket the day of the event. The first 500 race finishers will receive a dri-fit race shirt, and all participating dogs will receive a race bandana. Registration also includes automatic entry into the end-of-race raffle.

“Proceeds from the event will help the GAIN nonprofit shelter, and its new islandwide spay/neuter program” said Cyrus Luhr, president of the GAIN Board of Director said.

Beach advisories

Based on results of 44 water samples taken on Thursday, August 10, the Guam Environmental Protection Agency said that the following recreational waters were polluted above the accepted bacteriological standards: